Table 5.

Reasons for non-immunization with one or two doses among non or partially vaccinated individuals in a 2 km and 25 km radius of Lake Chilwa, Malawi, December 2016.

		Population in a 2 km radius		Population in a 25 km radius
		n	%	n	%
Reasons for non-vaccination
	Total of non-vaccinated individuals	254		582
	Absent	162	63.8	218	37.5
	No vaccine available	17	5.7	104	17.9
	Not informed	14	5.5	127	21.8
	Not aware of eligibility for immunization	9	3.5	25	4.3
	Fear of AEFIa	3	1.2	8	1.4
	Bad taste or smell	3	1.2	0	NA
	Lack of confidence in vaccine	3	1.2	5	0.9
	Other reasons	36	14.2	79	13.6
	Not reported	7	2.8	7	1.2
	Place of immunization unknown	0	NA	5	0.9
	Long waiting time	0	NA	4	0.7
Reasons for having taken only one dose
	Total with only one dose	454		759
	No vaccine available	141	31.1	243	32.0
	Absent during the campaign	122	26.9	200	26.4
	Absent during 1st round	72	15.9	142	18.7
	Unaware that immunization needs two doses	15	3.3	80	10.5
	Place of immunization unknown	8	1.8	10	1.3
	Fear of AEFI	7	1.5	8	1.1
	Bad taste or smell	2	0.4	5	0.7
	Other reasons	75	16.5	48	6.3
	Not reported	12	2.6	15	2.0
	Long waiting time	0	NA	8	1.0

NA: Not applicable.

^aAdverse events following immunization.